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Texas BBQ Treasure Hunt Top 10 BBQ joints (so far)

What makes the ultimate barbecue experience? When I started this blog I was like many others; focused on smoked meats. Side dishes were not that important and the rest of the overall experience really didn’t play into my rankings.

Over time, I’ve become more critical of the other points involved – the wait, the dining area, the cleanliness of the restrooms, and even the sides.

Standing in line for over an hour in the Texas sun to order at a trailer, sitting at a wooden picnic table, and using a port-a-potty is not really what I consider a great experience. At the top tier of smoked meats there is only a tiny difference in quality of meats while the rest of the experience is what makes a visit memorable.

You see, to me the best “BBQ Joints” is a list of those places I would want to take friends and family. The list is made of up those places I’d want to spend some time enjoying the food and company.

In the interest of comparisons to most other top barbecue lists, I also will present my list of top 10 smoked meats – that list is a no-holds-barred list purely focused on meat.

Below is a earlier list of my top 10. The updates lists will be released soon.

Snow’s BBQ

Louie Mueller Barbecue

Franklin BBQ

John Mueller Meat company

la BBQ

Opie’s BBQ

Corkscrew BBQ

Killen’s BBQ

Pecan Lodge

Black’s Barbecue

Know of some hidden BBQ treasure? Got a favorite spot that I haven’t visited yet?

Here’s where I’ve been:

Pappas

Dickey’s BBQ Pit

HP Cafeteria

Louie Mueller BBQ

McKenzie’s BBQ

Yo Mamma’s Pit BBQ

Kickin’ Ash BBQ

Bar B Que Hut

Fargo’s BBQ

County Line BBQ

Harris County Smokehouse

Snow’s BBQ

Kickin’ Ash BBQ

Brooks’ Place BBQ

Southside Market

Franklin BBQ

Opie’s BBQ

The Salt Lick

Billy’s Bar B Que

Chisolm Trail

City Market Luling

Kruez

Black’s barbecue

Smitty’s Market

Virgies

The Wooden Spoke

La BBQ

John Mueller

Stiles Switch

The Wooden Spoke

Hard 8

Gatlin’s BBQ

Corkscrew

Pit Master BBQ brisket house

Country time bbq

Waller County Line BBQ

Field Store BBQ

Coopers BBQ

John Mueller

Louie Mueller BBQ

Giddings City Meat Market

Killen’s BBQ

Texas BBQ House Phoenix

Honey Bear’s Phoenix

Hill Country BBQ hempstead

Magnolia Smokehouse

Carl’s BBQ

Corkscrew

Killen’s BBQ

Big Horn BBQ

Rudy’s country Store

Double Barrel

Vernon’s Kuntry BBQ

Uncle Bob’s BBQ

Hickory Hollow

Pecan Lodge

The Red Barn

Snow’s BBQ

Louie Mueller BBQ

John Mueller

Southside Market

Smitty’s BBQ Conway Arkansas

Whole Hog Café Conway Arkansas

Mama J’s

Rudy’s country Store

C&J BBQ

Cranky Frank’s

Buzzie’s

Meyer’s BBQ

Dickey’s BBQ Pit

Valley Ranch

Snow’s BBQ

Giddings City Meat Market

L&L BBQ Bryan Texas

Fargo’s BBQ

Martin’s Place Bryan texas

Goode Co BBQ

Virgies

Opie’s BBQ

The Wooden Spoke

Dickey’s BBQ Pit

Curly’s Carolina Texas

Jim’s BBQ Florida

Ken’s BBQ

Backyard Smokehouse

Gatlin’s BBQ

Rudy’s country Store

John Mueller

Kerlin

Micklethwait

Brooks’ Place BBQ

Nonmacher’s BBQ

Pizzitolas

Killen’s BBQ

Nathan’s BBQ

the Brisket House

Snow’s BBQ

Micklethwait

Kerlin

Corkscrew

Brooks’ Place BBQ

the Brisket House

Gatlin’s BBQ

Pizzitolas

Tin Roof BBQ

Spring Creek BBQ

Killen’s BBQ

Ray’s BBQ Shack

Pappa Charlie’s

Snow’s BBQ

Louie Mueller BBQ

Taylor Café

Freedmen’s Bar

Killen’s BBQ

Houston BBQ Fest

Kerlin BBQ

Legendary BBQ

Snow’s BBQ

Ern’s BBQ Vegas

Roak Kill Grill Vegas

Red Dirt BBQ Fest

Nate’s Place

Texas Traditional BBQ

Brisket Boy’s

Pappa Charlie’s

Nate’s Place

John Mueller

Blue Ox BBQ

Brown’s BBQ

Corkscrew

Killen’s BBQ

Nate’s Place

Hutchin’s BBQ

River Ridge Restaurant

Woody’s Smokehouse

Lockhart Dallas

Sonny Bryan’s

Coles BBQ

The Wooden Spoke

Corkscrew

Killen’s BBQ

Fege’s BBQ / Pappa Charlie’s

Killen’s BBQ

Pappa Charlie’s

The Wooden Spoke

Opie’s BBQ

Hays Co BBQ

Meyer’s BBQ

Hays Co BBQ

Back Porch BBQ

Back Porch BBQ

Outlaw BBQ

Franklin BBQ

Miller’s BBQ

Burge’s BBQ

Black’s BBQ

Hays Co BBQ

Feges BBQ

The Wooden Spoke

Blood Brothers BBQ

Pappa Charlie’s

El Burro and the Bull

BBQ Block Party

The Wooden Spoke

Corkscrew

Bone Daddys

The Wooden Spoke

the Brisket House

Pappa Charlie’s

Hickory Hollow

Smoked Dallas Fest

Hatfield’s BBQ

Hatfield’s BBQ

Kent Black’s BBQ

Hays Co BBQ

La BBQ

Gettin Sauced

Q for a cause 3

Killen’s BBQ

Black’s bbq Austin

Pappa Charlie’s

Pizzitolas

Baker’s Ribs

Killen’s BBQ

Snow’s BBQ

Terry Black’s

Black’s bbq Austin

Franklin BBQ

John Mueller

Hays Co BBQ

Baker’s Ribs

The Carraige House

Killen’s BBQ

Pappa Charlie’s

Opie’s BBQ

Hays Co BBQ

Snow’s BBQ

Louie Mueller BBQ

Freedmen’s Bar

Snow’s BBQ

Hays Co BBQ

Opie’s BBQ

Mann’s BBQ

Meyer’s BBQ

Hickory Hollow

Brooks’ Place BBQ

Country Bumpkin’s

Kruez

Corkscrew

City Market Luling

Rudy’s country Store

Buzzie’s

Smokey Denmark

The Wooden Spoke

Southern Q

BBQ Godfather

Tell me the name, location, and any special menu items to try. I’ll add it to my “to visit” list and I’ll try to visit when I can.